prof.dr. (Ferry) F. Koster

All publications (120)

• Key publication (3)

  • M. Fleischmann & F. Koster (2018). How is employers’ willingness to provide training to their older workers dependent on workers and public authorities? A vignette study. Ageing & Society, 38 (10), 1995. doi: 10.1017/S0144686X17000356 [go to publisher's site]
  • F. Koster & R.P.M. Wittek (2016). Competition and constraint. Economic globalization and human resource practices in 23 European countries. Employee Relations, 38 (2), 286-303. doi: 10.1108/ER-11-2014-0130
  • M.S. Lambooij & F. Koster (2016). How organizational escalation prevention potential affects success of implementation of innovations: Electronic medical records in hospitals. Implementation Science, 11 (1):75. doi: 10.1186/s13012-016-0435-1

• Article (59)

  • Scholarly Publication (51)

    • L. Benda, F. Koster & R. van der Veen (2019). Levelling the playing field? Active labour market policies, educational attainment and unemployment. International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy . doi: 10.1108/IJSSP-08-2018-0138
    • A.L. van Zijl, B. Vermeeren, F. Koster & A.J. Steijn (2019). Naar een duurzame lokale verzorgingsstaat? De invloed van functionele heterogeniteit en team autonomie op de samenwerking in wijkteams. Mens en Maatschappij, 93 (4), 435-438.
    • A.L. van Zijl, B. Vermeeren, F. Koster & A.J. Steijn (2019). Towards sustainable local welfare systems: The effects of functional heterogeneity and team autonomy on team processes in Dutch neighbourhood teams. Health & Social Care in the Community, 159 (1), 82-92. doi: 10.1111/hsc.12604
    • L. Benda, F. Koster & R.J. van der Veen (2018). Contextualising institutional complementarity. How long-term unemployment depends on active labour market policies, employment protection legislation and the economic climate. International Journal of Social Welfare, 27 (3), 258-269. doi: 10.1111/ijsw.12307
    • M. Fleischmann & F. Koster (2018). How is employers’ willingness to provide training to their older workers dependent on workers and public authorities? A vignette study. Ageing & Society, 38 (10), 1995. doi: 10.1017/S0144686X17000356 [go to publisher's site]
    • L. Benda, F. Koster & R.J. van der Veen (2018). Active labour market policy as a socialising agent: a cross-national analysis of learning attitudes. Studies in Continuing Education, 1-27. doi: 10.1080/0158037X.2018.1548436
    • F. Koster & G. Van Bree (2018). How managers evoke ambidexterity and collaboration. A qualitative study in a Dutch hospital. International Journal of Innovation and Technology Management, 15 (06):1850049. doi: 10.1142/S0219877018500499
    • F. Dekker & F. Koster (2018). De nieuwe economie. What's new? Mens en Maatschappij, 93 (3), 201-210.
    • F.P.S. Dekker & F. Koster (2018). Outsourcing in 18 European countries: the role of worker power. Economic and Industrial Democracy, 39 (3), 481-499. doi: 10.1177/0143831X16633760
    • F. Koster & D. Bloem (2018). “Have a little faith”. A vignette study of inter-organizational cooperation and innovation performance. International Journal of Business Science and Applied Management, 13 (1), 25-41. [go to publisher's site]
    • F. Koster & M.S. Lambooij (2018). Managing innovations. A study of the implementation of Electronic Medical Records in Dutch hospitals. International Journal of Innovation and Technology Management, 15 (1):1850006. doi: 10.1142/S0219877018500062
    • F. Koster (2018). Organisatiekenmerken en het gebruik van digitale platforms. Beleid & Maatschappij, 45 (2), 217-231. doi: 10.5553/BenM/138900692018045002010
    • F. Koster (2018). Personeelsbeleid in de platformeconomie. Mens en Maatschappij, 93 (3), 283-305. doi: 10.5117/MEM2018.3.005.KOST
    • F. Koster (2018). Age stereotypes and attitudes towards welfare state arrangements for the old. A multilevel analysis across 29 countries. Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare, 45 (2), 67-90.
    • L. Benda, H.J.M. Fenger, F. Koster & R.J. van der Veen (2017). Social Investment Risks? An Explorative Analysis of New Social Risks in the Social Investment State. Corvinus Journal of Sociology and Social Policy, 8 (2), 25-42. doi: 10.14267/CJSSP.2017.2.02 [go to publisher's site]
    • M.S. Lambooij, H. Drewes & F. Koster (2017). Use of Electronic Medical Records and Quality of patient data: different reaction patterns of doctors and nurses to the hospital organization. BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making, 17 (1):17. doi: 10.1186/s12911-017-0412-x
    • I. Pouwels & F. Koster (2017). Inter-organizational cooperation and organizational innovativeness. A comparative study. International Journal of Innovation Science, 9 (2), 184-204. doi: 10.1108/IJIS-01-2017-0003
    • F.P.S. Dekker & F. Koster (2017). Personeelsstrategieën in Nederland: Verklaringen voor verschillen in flexibiliteit en loopbaanontwikkeling op de werkplek. Mens en Maatschappij, 92 (2), 153-174. doi: 10.5117/MEM2017.2.DEKK
    • F. Koster & M. Fleischmann (2017). Under pressure. An international comparison of job security, social security, and extra effort. International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy , 37 (13/14), 823-839. doi: 10.1108/IJSSP-03-2016-0031
    • F. Koster & R.P.M. Wittek (2016). Competition and constraint. Economic globalization and human resource practices in 23 European countries. Employee Relations, 38 (2), 286-303. doi: 10.1108/ER-11-2014-0130
    • M.S. Lambooij & F. Koster (2016). How organizational escalation prevention potential affects success of implementation of innovations: Electronic medical records in hospitals. Implementation Science, 11 (1):75. doi: 10.1186/s13012-016-0435-1
    • M.S. Fleischmann, F. Koster & J.J. Schippers (2015). Nothing ventured, nothing gained! How and under which conditions employers provide employability-enhancing practices to their older workers. The International Journal of Human Resource Management, 26 (22), 2908-2925. doi: 10.1080/09585192.2015.1004100
    • K. Gërxhani & F. Koster (2015). Making the right move. Investigating employers’ recruitment strategies. Personnel Review, 44 (5), 781-800. doi: 10.1108/PR-12-2013-0229
    • M.S. Fleischmann, T. Van den Broek & F. Koster (2015). Bereidheid van werkgevers te investeren in opleidingen voor oudere werknemers. Een vignetstudie. Tijdschrift voor Arbeidsvraagstukken, 31 (3), 272-291. doi: 10.5553/TvA/016922162015031003005
    • M. Zwiers & F. Koster (2015). The local structure of the welfare state. Uneven effects of social spending on poverty within countries. Urban Studies (print), 52 (1), 87-102. doi: 10.1177/0042098014523688 [go to publisher's site]
    • M. Fenger, F. Koster, L. Struyven & R.J. van der Veen (2014). Smart Policies or Sheer Luck? Labour Market Resilience in the Low Countries. Social Policy and Administration, 48 (4), 492-513. doi: 10.1111/spol.12072
    • M.H.L. Struik, F. Koster, A. Schuit, R. van Nugteren, J. Veldwijk & M.S. Lambooij (2014). The preferences of users of Electronic Medical Records in hospitals: Quantifying the relative importance of barriers and facilitators of an innovation. Implementation Science, 9 (69), 1-11. doi: 10.1186/1748-5908-9-69
    • R. Wielers, M.S. Münderlein & F. Koster (2014). Part-time work and work hour preferences. An international comparison. European Sociological Review, 30 (1), 76-89. doi: 10.1093/esr/jct023
    • M. Paskov & F. Koster (2014). Institutions, employment insecurity and polarization in support for unemployment benefits. Journal of European Social Policy, 24 (4), 367-382. doi: 10.1177/0958928714538218
    • F. Koster (2014). Economic openness and welfare state attitudes. A multilevel study across 67 countries. International Journal of Social Welfare, 23 (2), 128-138. doi: 10.1111/ijsw.12040
    • H.J.M. Fenger, F. Koster & R.J. van der Veen (2014). De veerkrachtige arbeidsmarkt. Mens en Maatschappij, 89 (4), 349-370. doi: 10.1557/mem2014.4.feng
    • H.J.M. Fenger, F. Koster & R.J. van der Veen (2014). De veerkrachtige arbeidsmarkt. Een comparatieve analyse van 29 Europese landen. Mens en Maatschappij, 89 (4), 349-370. doi: 10.1557/MEM2014.4.FENG
    • F. Koster & R.J. van der Veen (2014). Door de crisis. Inleiding. Mens en Maatschappij, 89 (4), 343-348.
    • F. Koster (2013). Sociality in diverse societies. A regional analysis across European countries. Social Indicators Research, 111 (2), 579-601. doi: 10.1007/s11205-012-0021-0
    • M. Van Adrichem & F. Koster (2013). Een wankel evenwicht. Deviant werknemersgedrag en het psychologische contract. Mens en Maatschappij, 88 (4), 375-399. doi: 10.5117/MEM2013.4.ADRI
    • M.S. Fleischmann, F. Koster, P.A. Dykstra & J.J. Schippers (2013). Hello pension, goodbye tension? The impact of work and institutions on older workers' labor market participation in Europe. International Journal of Ageing and Later Life (IJAL), 8 (2), 33-67. doi: 10.3384/ijal.1652-8670.13215
    • M.S. Münderlein, J.F. Ybema & F. Koster (2013). Happily ever after? Explaining turnover and retirement intentions of older workers in the Netherlands. Career Development International, 18 (6), 548-568. doi: 10.1108/CDI-01-2013-0004
    • K. Gërxhani & F. Koster (2012). Understanding public support for the welfare state. International Sociology, 27 (6), 768-787. doi: 10.1177/0268580911423060
    • C.L.J. Caminada, K.P. Goudswaard & F. Koster (2012). Social income transfers and poverty: a cross-country analysis for OECD countries. International Journal of Social Welfare, 21 (2), 115-126. doi: 10.1111/j.1468-2397.2011.00815.x
    • F. Koster & M.E. Kaminska (2012). Welfare state values in the European Union, 2002-2008. A multilevel investigation of formal institutions and individual attitudes. Journal of European Public Policy, 19 (6), 900-920. doi: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/13501763.2011.610696
    • B. Burgoon, F. Koster & M. Van Egmond (2012). Support for redistribution and the paradox of immigration. Journal of European Social Policy, 22 (3), 288-304. doi: 10.1177/0958928712440198
    • F. Koster (2011). Able, willing and knowing. The effects of HR practices on commitment and effort in 26 European countries. The International Journal of Human Resource Management, 22 (14), 2835-2851. doi: 10.1080/09585192.2011.599946
    • O. Van Vliet & F. Koster (2011). Europeanisation and the political economy of active labour market policies. European Union Politics, 12 (2), 217-239. doi: 10.1177/1465116511398740
    • F. Koster (2010). Welfare state attitudes and economic integration in the EU, 1992-2002. A multilevel investigation across 24 countries. Policy & Politics, 38 (2), 179-195.
    • F. Koster, H. Goudriaan & C. Van der Schans (2009). Shame and punishment. An international comparative study on the effects of religious affiliation and religiosity on attitudes to offending. European Journal of Criminology, 6 (6), 481-495.
    • F. Koster (2009). Risk management in a globalizing world. An empirical analysis of individual preferences in 26 European countries. International Social Security Review, 62 (3), 79-98.
    • F. Koster (2009). The welfare state and globalisation: down and out or too tough to die? International Journal of Social Welfare, 18 (2), 153-162.
    • F. Koster & J. Bruggeman (2008). The institutional embeddedness of social capital. A multilevel investigation across 24 European countries. Policy & Politics, 36 (3), 397-412.
    • F. Koster (2008). The effects of social and political openness on the welfare state in 18 OECD countries, 1970-2000. International Journal of Social Welfare, 17 (4), 291-300.
    • F. Koster (2007). Globalization, social structure, and the willingness to help others. A multilevel analysis across 26 countries. European Sociological Review, 23 (4), 537-551.
    • F. Koster & K. Sanders (2007). Serial solidarity: the effects of experiences and expectations on the cooperative behavior of employees. The International Journal of Human Resource Management, 18 (4), 568-585.

  • Semiscientific Publication (5)

    • F. Koster (2015). Ideeën die de wereld veranderen: Het Hawthorne-effect is nergens op gebaseerd. New Scientist.
    • F. Koster (2015). De rol van management bij mislukte projecten. Binnenlands Bestuur.
    • F. Koster (2015). Jongeren willen wel degelijk meebetalen aan oudere generatie. Binnenlands Bestuur.
    • F. Koster (2014). Op de toekomst voorbereid. Mens en Maatschappij.
    • F. Koster (2012). Fact check plus. Mens en Maatschappij, 87 (4).

  • Professional Publication (3)

    • D.A. Hollanders & F. Koster (2014). Vergrijzing en collectieve pensioenuitgaven. Tijdschrift voor Openbare Financiën, 46 (1), 45-52.
    • F. Koster (2013). Geen aanwijzing voor generatieconflict. Zeggenschap.
    • R.J.J. Wielers & F. Koster (2011). Welvaart en arbeidsmotivatie. Een internationale vergelijking. Tijdschrift voor Arbeidsvraagstukken, 27 (1), 9-24.

• Book / Monograph / Book editorial (5)

  • P. Beer, de & F. Koster (2017). Ethnic Diversity and Solidarity: A Study of their Complex Relationship. Cambridge: Cambridge Scholars Publishing Ltd
  • P.T. De Beer & F. Koster (2017). Ethnic Diversity and Solidarity. A Study of their Complex Relationship. Cambridge: Cambridge Scholars Publishing Ltd
  • F. Koster (2016). Zelf doen is optellen, samenwerken is vermenigvuldigen. Organisaties, relaties, innovaties. Tilburg: Tilburg University
  • P. De Beer & F. Koster (2009). Sticking together or falling apart. Solidarity in an era of individualization and globalization. Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press
  • P. De Beer & F. Koster (2007). Voor elkaar of uit elkaar? Individualisering, globalisering en solidariteit. Amsterdam: Aksant

• Part of book - Chapter (9)

  • Scholarly Publication (8)

    • M.C. Berg & F. Koster (2017). Diversity, similarity, and solidarity. Results from a vignette study. In De Beer, P.T. & Koster, F. (Ed.), Ethnic diversity and solidarity: A study of their complex relationship. Cambridge: Cambrdige Scholars Publishing
    • P.T. De Beer, M.C. Berg, M. Buijs, F. Koster & D. Lepianka (2017). Towards an interdisciplinary theory of solidarity. In De Beer, P.T. & Koster, F. (Ed.), Ethnic diversity and solidarity: A study of their complex relationship. Cambridge: Cambrdige Scholars Publishing
    • F. Koster (2017). Heterogeneity and human sociality. In De Beer, P.T. & Koster, F. (Ed.), Ethnic diversity and solidarity: A study of their complex relationship. Cambridge: Cambrdige Scholars Publishing
    • M.S. Fleischmann & F. Koster (2016). From early exit to postponing pension. How the Dutch polder model shapes retirement. In D. Hofäcker, M. Hess & S. König (Eds.), Delaying Retirement: Progress and Challenges of Active Ageing in Europe, the United States and Japan. London: Palgrave Macmillan
    • F. Koster & O. Van Vliet (2014). Labour market institutions in Europe: differences, developments, consequences and reform. In Let's get to work! The future of labour in Europe. Vol. 1 (pp. 185-206). Brussels: Centre for European Policy Studies
    • M.S. Münderlein, J.J. Schippers, F. Koster & P.A. Dykstra (2013). De rol van werkgerelateerde factoren en instituties voor de arbeidsparticipatie van ouderen in Europa. In M. Kalmijn, K. Henkes & F. Thomése (Eds.), Wegen rond pensionering: Nieuwe transities en trajecten (Mens en Maatschappij, 88) (pp. 35-60). Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press
    • P.T. Beer & F. Koster (2012). Altruizem ali sebi¿nost? Solidarnost in dr¿ava blaginje. In T. Pirc (Ed.), Podobe Solidarnosti. Ljubljana: Narodna in univerzitetna knji¿nica
    • F. Koster (2009). Economische openheid, baanonzekerheid en de verzorgingsstaat. In H.B.G. Ganzeboom & M. Wittenberg (Eds.), Nederland in vergelijkend perspectief. Proceedings Tweede Nederlandse Workshop European Social Survey ¿ 13 november 2008. Amsterdam: Aksant

  • Semiscientific Publication (1)

    • F. Koster (2019). Globalisering en werk. In F. Dekker (Ed.), Theorie en praktijk van arbeid (pp. 81-108). Amsterdam: BOOM

• Book editorship (2)

  • F. Koster (Ed.). (2008). Social Security Reform Working Papers. Leiden: Leiden Law School
  • F. Koster (Ed.). (2000). Solidarity at Work Papers. Groningen: SaW

• Journal editorship / Referee (11)

  • Scholarly Publication (10)

    • F. Koster (Ed.). (2011) Mens en Maatschappij, 93(3).
    • F. Koster (Ed.). (2009) Journal of Quantitative Criminology.
    • F. Koster (Ed.). (2009) American Journal of Political Science.
    • F. Koster (Ed.). (2009) European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology.
    • F. Koster (Ed.). (2009) Social Forces (print).
    • F. Koster (Ed.). (2009) Journal of European Social Policy.
    • F. Koster (Ed.). (2006) Tijdschrift voor Arbeidsvraagstukken.
    • F. Koster (Ed.). (2006) Sociologie.
    • F. Koster (Ed.). (2003) Personnel Review.
    • F. Koster (Ed.). (2002) Gedrag en Organisatie.

  • Other Publication (1)

    • F. Koster & F. Dekker (Eds.). (2018) Mens en Maatschappij, 93(3).

• Report (19)

  • Scholarly Publication (16)

    • M. Korte & F. Koster (2016). Gebruik van een online platform. Een overzicht van de internationale literatuur. (Extern rapport). Tilburg: ICOON
    • F. Koster, M. Korte, K. Van Alphen, E. Reenalda & P. Van de Goorbergh (2016). Toekomstbestendig personeelsbeleid. Resultaten van een scenario-onderzoek. Tilburg: ICOON
    • F. Koster, K. Walden & P. Van de Goorbergh (2016). Innovatief personeelsbeleid in het MKB. Een overzicht van de internationale literatuur. (Extern rapport). Tilburg: ICOON
    • F. Koster (2015). Samenwerking en innovatie in het MKB in Europa en Nederland. Een exploratie op basis van het European Company Survey. (Extern rapport). : ICOON
    • F. Koster (2014). “When two worlds collide”. Career satisfaction and altruistic organizational citizenship behavior. (Preprints). : International Journal of Business Science and Applied Management
    • D. Meurs, F. Koster & P. Van Nispen tot Pannerden (2014). Expectations and performance. (no 4). : Journal of Positive Management
    • F.P.S. Dekker, J. van der Veer, R.J. van der Veen, J. van der Waal & F. Koster (2014). Arbeid in de Kenniseconomie. (Extern rapport). Rotterdam: EUR
    • O. Van Vliet, M. Beblavy, K. Caminada, S. Domonkos, J. Drahokoupil, K. Goudswaard, F. Koster, L. Kureková, J. McQuinn, M.S. Münderlein, G. Murphy, M. Myant & I. Siedschlag (2013). Labour relations and modes of employment. Brussel: Neujobs
    • D.A. Hollanders & F. Koster (2013). Aging and the Politics of the Welfare State. (Preprints). Tilburg: NETSPAR
    • M. Bigos, W. Qaran, H.J.M. Fenger, F. Koster, P. Mascini & R.J. van der Veen (2013). Codebook: European Labour Market Resilience(ELMaR) Dataset. (Extern rapport, INSPIRES D1.2). Rotterdam: Erasmus University Rotterdam
    • M. Bigos, W. Qaran, H.J.M. Fenger, F. Koster, P. Mascini & R.J. van der Veen (2013). European Labour Market Resilience(ELMaR) Dataset. (Extern rapport, INSPIRES D1.2). Rotterdam: Erasmus University Rotterdam
    • F. Koster & M.S. Fleischmann (2012). Labour market transitions in Europe. A multilevel analysis of age cohorts and institutions across 13 countries. (Preprints). Brussels: Neujobs
    • F. Koster, J. McQuinn, I. Siedschlag & O. Van Vliet (2011). Labour Market Models in the EU. (Preprints, NEUJOBS Special Report no. 1). Brussels: Neujobs
    • D.A. Hollanders & F. Koster (2011). The greying of the median voter. Aging and the politics of the welfare state in OECD countries. (Preprints, Netspar Working Paper). Tilburg: Netspar
    • D.A. Hollanders & F. Koster (2010). The graying of the median voter. Aging and the politics of the welfare state in OECD countries. (Preprints). AIAS: AIAS Working Paper 10-98
    • C.L.J. Caminada, K.P. Goudswaard & F. Koster (2010). Social income transfers and poverty alleviation in OECD countries. (Preprints). Leiden: Department of Economics Research Memorandum 2010.01

  • Professional Publication (3)

    • T. Gielen, F. Koster & J. Smit (2018). Analyse digitale platformen. (Extern rapport). : ICOON
    • P. Ester & F. Koster (2018). Wat Nederland kan leren van Silicon Valley. Kweekvijvers voor succesvolle startups en scale-ups. (Extern rapport). : ICOON
    • M. Bigos, W. Qaran, H.J.M. Fenger, F. Koster & R.J. van der Veen (2014). Labour market resilience in Europe. (Inspires Benchmark Report). Rotterdam: EUR

• Lecture (1)

  • P. Wiepking & F. Koster (2011, mei 11). Effects of public and private social expenditures on individual wellbeing: a cross-national study. Gent, Belgium, Paper presented at the Dag van de Sociologie.

• Award (1)

  • M.S. Lambooij, K. Sanders, F. Koster & M. Zwiers (2005). Effects of consistent human resource practices on organizational performance. Wetenschappelijk.

• Inaugural speech (1)

  • F. Koster (2016). Zelf doen is optellen. Samenwerken is vermenigvuldigen. Organisaties, relaties, innovaties. . Tilburg: Tilburg University

• Other output (6)

  • A.L. van Zijl, B. Vermeeren, F. Koster, J. van der Voet & A.J. Steijn (2018). Functional heterogeneity and team innovation: The effects of team conflict and team learning behaviors. IWOT congres: Leiden (2018, september 6 - 2018, september 7).
  • A.L. van Zijl, B. Vermeeren, F. Koster, J. van der Voet & A.J. Steijn (2018). The effect of functional heterogeneity on team performance and the role of leadership in neighbourhood teams. Dutch HRM Network Conference: Nijmegen, Nederland.
  • A.L. van Zijl, B. Vermeeren, F. Koster, J. van der Voet & A.J. Steijn (2017). Towards sustainable local welfare systems: The effect of functional heterogeneity on team processes in Dutch neighborhood teams. European Group for Public Administration Conference: Milano, Italy (2017, augustus 30 - 2017, september 1).
  • A. van Zijl, B. Vermeeren, F. Koster, J. van der Voet & A.J. Steijn (2017). Towards sustainable local welfare systems: The effect of functional heterogeneity and team autonomy on team processes in Dutch neighbourhood teams. EGPA Conference: Milan, Italy (2017, augustus 30 - 2017, september 1).
  • A. van Zijl, B. Vermeeren, F. Koster, J. van der Voet & A.J. Steijn (2017). Towards sustainable social- and healthcare services: The effect of functional heterogeneity on team performance and the role of leadership in neighbourhood teams. 10th Biennial International Conference of the Dutch HRM Network: Nijmegen, The Netherlands (2017, november 9 - 2017, november 10).
  • M. Bigos, W. Qaran, M. Fenger, F. Koster, P. Mascini & R. van der Veen (2013). Labour Market Resilience.

• Scientific positions (1)

  • F. Koster (periode: 2018 t/m 2018). Programmacoordinator. Functie bij: Netspar.

• Internet article (2)

  • L. Benda & F. Koster (2018). Why Observations about the Effectiveness of Active Labour Market Policies are Mixed. (blog). Sociology Lens. (available: 9 Apr 2018). [go to publisher's site]
  • F. Dekker & F. Koster (2018). Zo nieuw is die ‘nieuwe economie’ nu ook weer niet. (nieuwsbrief). (available: 31 Aug 2018).

Teaching (4)

Present position